Cat. No. VV 1060: JULIA LEE ~ PARTY TIME. CAPITOL RECORDS 2 C 068-86524 M.
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
Julia Lee was an American blues and dirty blues musician. Her most commercially successful number was the US Billboard R&B chart topping hit "(Opportunity Knocks Once) Snatch And Grab It And Grab It" in 1947. She is best known for her trademark double entendre songs (songs with a double meaning).
While studying, still in her early teens, Lee was a vocalist with a local band. She started a 15-year period of working together with her brother, George E. Lee, Jr., in 1918, when they had formed a trio. In the 1920s, George formed his Novelty Singing Orchestra names after the Novelty Club where the band was playing at the time. Julia's first known recording is with the Merritt Records in 1927, where she played piano in George's orchestra. (It is possible that two records of Julia were made in 1923 in Chicago by Okeh but never released.) This recording did nothing to advance Julia's career. Her first success came with a November 1929 recording at Brunswick Records with Jesse Stone as pianist. Julia sang "He's Tall Dark and Handsome" and "Won't You Come Over to My House" in her sexy, coquettish voice and played piano with flamboyancy. Julia and George parting ways in 1933.
In 1934, Julia Lee started performing at Milton's Tap Room, a then-new white nightclub, and stayed there until 1950. She made her first recordings for Capitol in 1944 when she recorded "Come On Over To My House" and "Trouble In Mind". The recordings did not catch on initially. In mid 1946, Lee's Capitol recordings of 1944 became popular among the DJs, so in August Dexter and brought her to Hollywood (on the way she and her drummer Samuel "Baby" Lovett wrote "Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got") for the first Capitol session in Hollywood. The recording was credited to 'Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends'. Julia Lee died in her home in Kansas City during an afternoon nap, on December 8, 1958, at the age of 56, from a heart attack.
This album released in 1982 features the bulk of recordings Julia made for Capitol Records. The sleeve, both front and back, is in excellent condition with only very, very minor wear around the edges. There is no sign of ring-wear. The record is in virtually mint condition. There are no copies of this reissue available on ebay. There are several copies available on Discogs. The purchase price varies but for most copies in this condition will cost between $45.00AUD - $67.00AUD (incl. shipping).
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - King Size Papa / (Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch And Grab It / You Ain't Got It No More / Tell Me Daddy / Last Call (For Alcohol) / I Was Wrong. Side 2 - Gotta Gimme What You Got / Tonight's The Night / I Didn't Like It The First Time / Ain't It A Crime / Don't Save It Too Long / After Hours Waltz / My Man Stands Out.
12" VINYL RECORD
